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Every emotion gives you the impulse to act in a certain way — that’s an urge. If you have a negative emotion, we can be more easily lead down a destructive path. Instead of letting your urges dictate your actions, we want you to try “urge surfing”. It’s a great way to avoid feeling wiped out by big feelings. Go on – click play already and give it a crack! LINKS 'The Happiness Trap' by Dr Russ Harris. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you find you're doing SO MUCH that you don't fully engage with anything you're actually doing? We’ve got an experiment for you to try this week to strip away distractions and do one task with allllll your attention. Don’t shortchange yourself on the activities you love because you’re overloading yourself! LINKS ‘Do Less, Be More’ by Martina Sheehan & Susan Pearse. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are truly RUBBISH at multi-tasking. American Neuroscientist Dr Caroline Leaf even calls it Milkshake Thinking – where rapid and incomplete thoughts make a milkshake of our brain cells. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that that’s pretty much the OPPOSITE of mindfulness. So let’s try something different. LINKS ‘Why Multitasking Is Bad For Your Brain, From A Neuroscientist’ Caroline Leaf. Listen to ‘How to reduce the damage of multi-tasking’ from The Space. Listen to ‘Coping with tasks you don’t want to do’ from The Space. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It feels like house hunting is one of the universals of life; no matter what stage you’re at in life it seems to ALWAYS be a shit show. 55% of Aussie house hunters said they’d rather stay where they live than go through the stress of finding a new place! So we’ve got some mindfulness tips to keep you positive about the whole sordid affair. LINKS ‘Stressed out Aussie property buyers say home search affected their well-being’ Aiden Devine for Realestate.com.au. ‘Mindfulness During Uncertain Times’ Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last two years have taught us to be VERY okay with missing out. But we've got to be careful that we don’t get TOO comfortable with it. There is so much research into the positive impact spending time with friends has on our mental health. It makes us happier, keeps us calm and boosts our sense of belonging. So let’s try to balance out our Fear Of Missing Out and our Joy Of Missing Out. LINKS ‘5 Ways Your Friends Make You Happier, Healthier And An All-Around Better Person’ Lindsay Holmes for HuffPost Life. ‘Why You Need To Directly Practice Your Social Skills’ from SucceedSocially.com. ‘Social recall: factors that can affect false memory’ Chris French for The Guardian. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go on admit it, we all love a little doom-scroll from time to time. You're checking out videos on TikTok and suddenly you’re three articles deep into bad news about the state of the world (and being in a global pandemic with a 24 hour news cycle doesn’t help). Try these steps next time you gear up for a scrolling sesh – and bring a bit of joy back into your screen time. LINKS '”Doomscrolling” During COVID-19: What It Does and How to Avoid It' – Healthline.com by Christopher Curley, Fact Checked by Maria Gifford. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the shittiest things about having a bad night's sleep, is if your partner slept like a log. We’ve got 3 steps to try next time you find yourself raging at your well rested lover.  LINKS 'How Sleep Can Affect Your Relationship, According to Science', Cassie Shortsleeve for TIME.com. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever been told you've got a "Resting Bitch Face"? A bunch of research has suggested that some people’s faces show more micro expressions than others. For these people, even when they feel emotionally neutral, your face gives away traces of sadness, happiness of anger. That’s not necessarily a bad thing! Next time your face feels tight or tense, try this physical practice – a sort of contactless massage for your face! LINKS '”Resting bitch face” is real, scientists say' CNN – Jareen Imam. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're wired to cling on to negativity and criticism. Next time you find yourself dwelling on the bad shit, try this non-stick visualisation to free yourself from heavy and loud negativity. LINKS ‘How Mindfulness Helps You Cultivate a Teflon Mind: Sometimes negative thoughts and feelings need to roll off of us’ Mark Coleman for Mindful.com. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you find yourself wishing your week away by the time Wednesday rolls around, there are a couple of simple things you can do to stop feeling like shit. And a lot of it has to do with how you describe the middle of the week slump. Words have power people! LINKS '10 Expressions to Stop Using, Today' by Marty Nemko Ph.D for Psychology Today. ‘The Power of Anticipation: Why We All Need Something to Look Forward To’ Steven Handel for The Emotion Machine. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton. Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.